The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-16
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

In addition to the donation to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, at New
York, the will Of Catharine Wolfe be
queaths $3.50, 900 to Grace Church, of
that city, OF which she was inem-
ber.
For the second time within week,
Miss Clara Schlag, Of New York, at
attempted to end her life on the Sth.
This time she swallowed q large dose
Of carbolic acid, and the attempt was
a success. She died in terrible agony
the next morning.
The junction Iron works, at Min
go, O., shut down on the 9th, throw
ing 600 men out of employment.
The cause is claimed to be the high
freight tariff made necessary by the in
ter Estate commerce law.
At Cincinnati, O., on the 9th, fire
damaged the building OF the j Walker
Brewing Company to the extent of
$50. 900; covered by Insurance.
About fifty horses, stabbed on the
premises, were rescued with difficulty
John Il. Raymond, the comedian,
died at Evansville, Ind, on the 10th
days. His last appearance in public
was at Nashville, Tenn, on the pre-
vious Thursday. Heart disease and
other troubles were the cause of death.
Mrs. James c. Bennett, of Richmond,
H., left her bed On the morning OF
the goth and, walking to high
bridge in the vicinity, deliberately
jumped into the Whitewater river and
was drowned. 1t is believed she was
demented, as she had been mentally
affected before
Fire, caused by a lighted match
dropped into a barrel OF coal oil
caused he pa tial destruction OF the
great Maumea Rolling Mills, at Toledo
on the 10th. Only the Office, machine
shop and blacksmith shopwere saved.
Loss $3OO,0O0.
The painters employed in the boat
yard OF the Harlan & Hollingswortd
Company at Wilmington, Del, quit
work on the 9th, on account OF the
employment OF women Ia that depart
ment. To the latter was assigned all
inside work, which action necessitat-
ed the laying off OF the men when the
weather is inclement.
George M. Brown, alias Henry F.
Brown, colored, pardoned from the
Massachusetts, state prison on the
9th, died on the following evening.
The city OF Peoria, H., owns a sui
phur well l 80 feet deep. The mayor
has been instructed to bore still
further, in the hope of obtaining gas.
Four thousand two hundred and
seventy-three immigrants we're anded
at Castle Garden on the Sth, the
largest number in one day at tn
season OF the year since Castle Garden
was first used as q reception place for
immigrants.
A fire involving a loss OF about
500 coo started late on tho niasst OF
the 7th in the Central restaurant, on
East Randolph Street. Chicago. The
restaurant was owned by Mcbride,
Austick & McLane, whose loss Is esti-
mated ct SIS 600. Jacob Rieswig's
sho ow.case mandatory in the upper
floors was damaged an equal amount,
as WAS also the fancy goods OF Charles
kinsman. TDe building, owned by
the Huntington estate, Is damaged
ABOUT $4,000.
At Contoocook, \. H, distinct
earthquake shocks were felt on the
9th. The Vibrations came from the
east. and loud detonations were heard
like claps Of thunder. The cracking
o. the frozen ground and breaking OF
ice in the ponds added 70 the noise.
The shocks lasted about a minute.
H. H. Hunnewell, a wealthy citizen
OF Wellesley, Mass, has presented that
town with fiue hall, a ten-acre park
and G. public library. all worth $780,
600.
Indian-Agent Osborne, of the Ponca,
|. T., agency, notifies the Indian COM
missioner that in dlscharging +. NJ.
Smith, an assistant, he was obliged to
kill him.
Henry Bower & Son, manufacturing
chemists at Philadelphia, failed for
100000.
A statue of Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnston was unveiled ID New Orleans
on the 9th.
The senate OF Pennsylvania has
pa sed bill providing that murder
ers OF the first degree may be put to
death by electricity.
By collision on the Louisville.
New Albany & Chicago Railroad, near
Bedford, Ind, three women and a man
were badly injured.
The Pope insists that Dr.. McGlynn
must come to Rome.
Sixty houses were destroyed by fire
in the village OF Bucbel, Switzerland.
Three cars containing cartridges con-
signed to Carlist leaders were seized
by the authorities at Gercra, IN the
province Of that name. The men who
hadthe explosives IL charge and several
others known to be in sympathy with
the pretensions OF Don Carlos, were
arrested.
The Swiss government is about to
take action to expel the AnarchlstiC
element from the country.
Fire sDt 96 Milk Street, Boston, on
the 9Th, Quilted q portion Of he build
ing occupied by the Wright & Potter
Printing Company. A total loss Of
100000 was caused, OF which the
printers lose hall.
An unknown schooner has been
found sunk ia ten fathoms OF water
of Nantucket, Mass. No signs OF the
crew were found.
A dispatch from New Orleans re
ports two recent attempts TO cut
levees along the Mississippi, probably
for the purpose OF getting water to
float logs to mill. The guards have
been doubled, and armed with Win
chester rifles.
The steamer Spokane capaized in
the Ceur d'Alene River, idaho, and
| five men drowned.
Six men were frightfully burned by
an explosion OF molten metal in the
Edgar Thompson steel works at Brad
dock, Pa.
Josiah Caldwell, company promoter
OF Telegraph Street, London, has
failed. His liabilities are believed to
be enormous. He failed once before
for &, 10000
| ". A. Clark, the Tegistery clerk IN
in the general post-ofice, New York,
who confessed 70 the theft { f $40, 900
in bills recently, and who WAS out on
/ Sc, 500 bail, has skipped for Canada.